“Every single of us is going to be saying, "Thank God, finally, an interesting convention." But you're right about all those people out there. All the people who have been energized by the Trump campaign are going to be very, very angry folk if they think that Trump is not well treated.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsHas BeensInterestingTrumpAngryFolksCampaignsTreatedThank GodConventions Author:Ted Koppel
“I predict, that if the establishment can't stop Donald Trump in the primary process, they will make an effort to stop him at the convention. I mean, Governor Mitt Romney has pretty much telegraphed this.” IfsMeanProcessEffortTrumpPrimariesConventionsGovernorsRomney Author:Rush Limbaugh
“This is a critical time in American history. [Donald's Trump] strength is willingness to stand up to political conventions, take on Republican and Democrat leaders, and, in effect, do so in defense of the legitimate interest of people who make less than median income in America, is the key to victory.” PeopleAmericaPoliticalInterestLeaderEffectsKeysTrumpVictoryRepublicanDemocratCriticalDefenseIncomeWillingnessConventionsAmerican HistoryMedian Author:Jeff Sessions
“I'm beginning to think [Ted] Cruz had a good convention, that if [Donald] Trump goes down, Cruz is pretty well positioned to be the Republican major figure in four, six or even within two years.” IfsThinkingYearsWellsTwoFourFiguresTrumpRepublicanSixMajorsTwo YearsConventionsCruz Author:David Brooks
“Hillary Clinton should get a bounce out of her convention, I mean a bounce in the polls. I think it's probably conceded that Donald Trump got about a three-point bounce out of his conventions. He's closed the gap that much.” ThinkingShouldMeanThreeTrumpClintonGapsConventionsPollsBounceConceded Author:Mark Shields
“But take the Russia issue. You open up the convention, and you have got a report that the Democratic Party has been hacked by the Russians, e-mails, the e-mails of the Democratic Party, which is a headline and words that you don't want, if you're Hillary Clinton's campaign.And Donald Trump immediately takes the story and basically steps on the advantage he has and say, well, the Russians, who am I to tell [Vladimir] Putin? You know, the Russians ought to come in and continue to hack our - and find out where the e-mails are.” IfsKnowsWantWellsHas BeensStoriesPartyStepsIssuesOughtTrumpAdvantageDemocraticClintonCampaignsRussiaReportsConventionsMailDemocratic PartyPutinHeadlinesHacksHacked Author:Mark Shields
“For the Republican Convention, I think of Trump's speech and sort of the darkness, the fear of crime, the need for a strong arm really, and so that one core theme.” ThinkingNeedsStrongDarknessCrimeArmsTrumpRepublicanSpeechCoreThemeConventionsStrong Arms Author:David Brooks
“A military preparedness strategy with specifics yesterday and today rolls out a school of choice plan with monetary specifics. So [Donald Trump] has pivoted over the last, he had a very rough go after the conventions.” TodaySchoolLastsChoicesPlansMilitaryTrumpStrategyYesterdayRoughConventionsMonetaryPreparednessSpecificsYesterday And Today Author:Eric Bolling
“[Donald Trump] spreading preposterous rumors that [Ted] Cruz`s father had connections to Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassination of JFK. That put a bit of a damper on the bromance ultimately culminating in Cruz`s epic non-endorsement at the Republican convention.” FatherBitsTrumpRepublicanConnectionsConventionsEpicRumorAssassinationCruzEndorsementsHarveyBromance Author:Chris Hayes
“I like to remember what Michelle Obama said in her amazing speech at our Democratic National Convention: When they go low, we go high. And Barack Obama went high, despite Donald Trump's best efforts to bring him down.” SaidRememberEffortTrumpSpeechLowsDemocraticDespiteBarackConventionsBest Effort Author:Hillary Clinton